Detachable spout



H. T. GAY. DETACHABLE SPOUT. APPLICATION FILED nuns, 1920.

1,370,739. Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

UNITED. STATES HERMAN T. GAY, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DETACHABLE SPOUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application filed January 8, 1920. Serial No. 350,165.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it'known that I, HERMAN T. GAY, a citizen of the Republic of Germany, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Detachable spouts; and i do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to detachable spouts for use with containers.

Among the objects of my invention are:

To provide a detachable spout for use with containers. 7

To provide means formed integrally with my improved spout for cutting through a wall of the container in order to provide free egress of the substance therein. To provide means on my improved spout for securely holding it in fixed engagement with the container after it has cut through a wall thereof.

To provide means for sealing the joint between my improved spout and the container with which it is used.

To provide improved details of construction by the use of which a cheap and effective spout may be made.

To provide a spout having a series of holes so that the substance will be strained before it enters my improved spout.

To provide an improved cutting mechanism which may be used with my improved spout and the handle of which may be used for puncturing a hole in the container 1n order to provide for the ingress of air.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows a container, partially broken away, with one of my improved spouts secured thereto and with the handle in place.

Fig. 2 is a View of the spout shown in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow 2 in said figure, the handle being removed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of a portion of the wall of my improved spout.

Fig. 4. is a view of the spring used with my improved spout.

Figs. 5 and 6 are views, respectively, of the rubber and metallic washers used with my improved spout.

Fig. 7 is a view of the handle for use w1th my improved spout.

Fig. 8 is a view of a cutter for use with my improved spout.

10 represents the container, which may be of any suitable material and which forms no part of my invention. The container 10 is usually shipped sealed and heretofore it has been customary to punch a hole in one side of the top of the container for the egress of the substance therein and a hole in the opposite side of the top of the container for the ingress of air to the interior thereof, but this mode of emptying the container is not cleanly nor sanitary; and furthermore, if the material in the container is but partially used, there is no means for effecting a safe closure of the punctures.

My improved container consists of a tube 11 which is formed with cutting edges 12-12 at the bottom thereof, which intersect .in two points and extend upwardly to the cylindrical surface of said tube, the cutting edge on one side of said tube extending upwardly from said points at a less angle with the axis of said tube than the angle at which the cutting edge on the other side extends upwardly, so that the position where the former cutting edges meet on the cylindrical surface on one side of said tube, as for instance, on the side of said tube directed toward the observer viewing Fig. 2, will be slightly higher, as at 13, than where the cut ting edges on the other side of said tube meet, as at 14. The purpose of this construction will be explained later on.

A plurality of projections such as 15 are formed upon the sides of the tube 11 and against said projections there bears the frusto-conical washer 16 which encircles the tube 11 and below which there is mounted upon said tube the rubber washer 17.. Slots are cut through the tube 11 below the washer 17 and the curved portions 1818 of the spring 19 project through said slots, the outward movement of said curved portions being limited in extent by the ends 2020 which come into contact with the inside of said tube.

The shape of the spring is shown clearly in Fig. l, but it is to be understood that the portions 2l-'21 are to be substantially parallel and in contact with the lower face of the rubber washer 17 when the curved portions 1818 are in the position shown in Fig. 2.

The upper end 22 of my improved spout is preferably formed at right angles to the aXis thereof, but it may be made at any angle thereto, if desired. The handle 23 is made with a portion 2 l which fits the interior of the tube 11 and may be used as a closure for the end thereof. Said handle is formed with a metallic point 25 which may be used for forming a hole in the container in order to permit the ingress of air thereto. Y I

The operation of my improved spout is as follows I The handle 23 is to have the ortion 24. placed within the end of the tu e 11 and the points at the lower junction of the cutting edges 12 are to be placed in contact with the portion of the container 10'at which it is desired toattach the spout. The handle 23 is then to be pushed toward the container and the cutting edges 12 will cut a circular hole in the container, but by reason of the fact that the point 13 is higher than the point 14, the portion of the container reached by the point 14: will be out clean from the adjacent portion of the container and the portion of the container reached by the point 13 will be bent inwardly and remain in connection with the rest of the container, as shown at 26 in Vhile the cutting edges 12 are being pushed through the wall of thecontainer, as just described, the curved portions 18-18 of the spring 19 are pressed inwardly and as soon as they pass on the interior of said wall, said portions are forced outwardly and the portions 2121 coming into contact with the interior of said walls, securely hold my improved spout in place. The handle 23 is then to be removed from the tube 11 and the point 25 used to punch a hole in some portion of the container in order to provide for the ingress of airthereto. After the material in the container is used my improved spout may be removed therefrom by simply pulling it upwardly.

The cutter shown in Fig. 8 may be used to'cut a hole through the wall of the container and then the handle 23 of said cutter is to be applied to the tube 11 and the lower end of said tube pushed through said hole so that the curved portions 18-18 of the spring 19 will secure the same.

It is to be understood that many changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit thereof.

I claim:-

1. In a detachable spout for use with containers, the combination with cutting edges formed on one end of said spout, of a compressible washer mounted on said spout for sealing the joint between said spout and container, a rigid washer mounted on said spout against said compressible washer and projections on said spout limiting the movement of said rigid washer.

- 2. In a detachable spout for use with containers, the combination with cutting edges formed on one end of saidspout, of means for sealing the joint between said spout and container, slots in said spout, and a spring mounted in said spout and having portions projecting through said slots to engage said container and thereby secure said spout thereto. 7

3. In a detachable spout for use with containers, the combination with cutting edges formed on one end of said spout, of means for sealing the joint between said spout and container, slots in said spout, and a spring mounted in said spout and having portions projecting through said slots to engage said container and thereby secure said spout thereto, the portions of said spring contacting with said container being substantially parallel with the abutting surface thereof. 4. In a detachable spout for use with containers, the combination with cutting edges formed on one end of said spout, of means for sealing the joint between said spout and container, slots in said spout, and a spring mounted in said spout and having portions projecting through said slots to engage said container and thereby secure said spout thereto, the ends of said spring contacting withthe inner surface of said spout to limit the movement of said portions.

5. A handle for use with a detachable spout comprising a portion for the application of the hand thereto, a portion fitting the interior of said spout and a metallic point secured in said last-named portion.

In testimony whereof I afiix my si nature.

HERMAN T. AY. 

